Weather Records on 21 October 1968

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1968. Highest significance: Tripoli City, LY.

Key Facts for 21 October 1968

On 21 October 1968, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 167 daily.
Tripoli City set a daily record precipitation of 47.9 mm (1.9 in) on 21 October 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 21 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tripoli City	Libya	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simojovel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bladgrond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Askham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1968

Top 20 records on 21 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1968	Tripoli City, LY	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Sackville, CA	all-time rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Moncton, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Simojovel (Smn), MX	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	39.3 C (102.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Bjoernoeya, NO	monthly low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1968	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1968	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.7 C (99.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1968	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1968	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1968	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1968	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 174 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	137
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1